<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) One of the worst forms of lying is to lie about Allah Almighty and His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) because it involves promoting rulings that spoil people’s religiosity and beliefs and cause the destruction of lands and people.<br> 2) It is prohibited to narrate fabricated Hadiths, and Muslims are warned against doing this.<br> Important Note:<br> Some orators and preachers take lightly the matter of narrating fabricated Hadiths, holding that doing this is permissible when it comes to speaking about virtuous deeds. To those people we say: Are not the authentic Hadiths of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) sufficient in this respect? Why should we give up what is authentic and opt for the weak, when Allah Almighty says: {And do not follow that of which you have no knowledge}, And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “It is sufficient lying for a person to narrate everything he hears.” Al-Hāfizh Ad-Dāraqutni (may Allah have mercy upon him) (d. 385 H) said:<br> “Whoever narrates all the reports attributed to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) without verifying the authentic and inauthentic thereof and the true and false thereof, has committed a sin and is feared to be counted among those who fabricate lies about Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him).” [Introduction to Al-Du‘afā’ wal-Matrūkin]